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{{short description|Mexican-American prison and street gang}}
{{Infobox criminal organization
{{Infobox criminal organization
| name = Mexikanemi, Texas Mexican Mafia
| name = Mexikanemi
| image =
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| caption =
| caption =
| founded = {{start date and age|1984}}<ref name="Homegrown cartel">[https://www.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/homegrown-cartel/Content?oid=2288511 Homegrown cartel] Jeffrey Wright, ''[[San Antonio Current]]'' (July 7, 2010)</ref>
| founded = 1984
| founded_by = Heriberto Huerta & Jose Lopez
| founder = Heriberto Huerta<ref name="Homegrown cartel"/>
| named_after = Nahuatl for “Mexican Life”:
| named_after =
| founding_location = San Antonio, [[Texas]]
| founding_location = [[Huntsville Unit]], Texas, United States<ref name="Homegrown cartel"/>
| territory = Prisons of [[Texas]]
| ethnicity = [[Hispanic]] (Mexican-American)
| membership = 2,000–17,000 est.
| activities = Drug Trafficking, Human Trafficking, Extortion, Murder
| allies = [[Mexican Mafia]], [[Aryan Brotherhood]], [[Sureños]], [[Nazi Lowriders]], [[Aryan Brotherhood of Texas]], Hermanidad de los Pistoleros Latinos, [[Latin Kings (gang)|Latin Kings]], New Mexico Syndicate
| rivals = [[Texas Syndicate]], [[Nuestra Familia]], [[Tango Blast]], [[Black Guerrilla Family]], Raza Unida, New Mexican Mafia,
| years_active = 1984–present
| years_active = 1984–present
| territory = [[Texas]]<ref name="Prison Gangs">[https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ocgs/gallery/prison-gangs Prison Gangs] [[justice.gov]] (May 11, 2015)</ref>
| ethnicity = [[Mexicans|Mexican]] and [[Mexican Americans|Mexican American]]<ref name="Prison Gangs"/>
| membership_est = 4,000<ref name="Prison Gangs"/>
| leaders =
| activities = [[Drug trafficking]], [[human trafficking]], [[loansharking]], [[money laundering]], [[extortion]], [[murder]]<ref name="Prison Gangs"/>
| allies = <!-- Any and all additions to this section require a reliable source. --> [[Gulf Cartel]]<ref name="Prison Gangs"/> <br> [[Juárez Cartel]]<ref name="Prison Gangs"/> <br> [[Mexican Mafia]]<ref name="dc.state.fl.us">{{cite web |author= Florida Department of Corrections |url= http://dc.state.fl.us/pub/gangs/prison2.html#bgf |title= Prison Gangs (continued) - Gangs and Security Threat Group Awareness |publisher= Florida Department of Corrections |accessdate= 2012-08-05 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100312183629/http://www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/gangs/prison2.html#bgf |archivedate= 2010-03-12 }}</ref> <br> [[Los Zetas]]<ref name="Prison Gangs"/>
| rivals = <!-- Any and all additions to this section require a reliable source. --> [[Nuestra Familia]]<ref name="dc.state.fl.us"/> <br> [[Texas Syndicate]]<ref name="dc.state.fl.us"/>
| notable_members =
}}
}}
'''Mexikanemi''', also known as the '''Texas Mexican Mafia''', is a Mexican-American [[prison gang|prison]] and [[street gang]] established in the [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] prison system in 1984.<ref name="urlwww.justice.gov">{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/entity-popup/file/432426 |title=www.justice.gov |format= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="Prison Gangs"/> It functions separately from the original California [[Mexican Mafia]], and members consider themselves primarily tied to the area of [[Aztlán]], formerly Mexican territories in the southwestern United States.<ref>{{cite book |title=Drugs in Society: Causes, Concepts and Control |last=Lyman |first=Michael D. |page=496 |year=2010 |publisher=[[Elsevier]] |isbn=9781437744514 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://info.publicintelligence.net/PrisonGangsTangos.pdf |title=Texas Gangs: An Overview of Security Threat Groups and Other Major Gangs in Texas |work=[[Texas Department of Public Safety]] |access-date=November 12, 2013}}</ref> The group engages in a wide range of illegal activities including drug trafficking, loan sharking, and money laundering.<ref name="prisonoffenders.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.prisonoffenders.com/texas_mexican_mafia.html|title=www.prisonoffenders.com|website=www.prisonoffenders.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-texas-mob-idUSKCN0JA2C020141126|title=FBI arrests man in Texas suspected of being gang hit man|work=Reuters|date=26 November 2014 |access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref>

'''Mexikanemi''' is a gang known as the [[Texas]] Mexican Mafia, formed in the early 1980s in the Texan penal systems. It functions separately from the original [[California]] [[Mexican Mafia]], and members consider themselves primarily tied to the area of [[Aztlán]], formerly Mexican territories in the southwestern United States.<ref>{{cite book |title=Drugs in Society: Causes, Concepts and Control |last=Lyman |first=Michael D. |page=496 |year=2010 |publisher=[[Elsevier]] |isbn=9781437744514 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://info.publicintelligence.net/PrisonGangsTangos.pdf |title=Texas Gangs: An Overview of Security Threat Groups and Other Major Gangs in Texas |work=[[Texas Department of Public Safety]] |accessdate=November 12, 2013}}</ref> The group engages in a wide range of illegal activities including drug trafficking, loan sharking, and money laundering.<ref name="prisonoffenders.com">http://www.prisonoffenders.com/texas_mexican_mafia.html</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/26/us-usa-crime-texas-mob-idUSKCN0JA2C020141126|title=FBI arrests man in Texas suspected of being gang hit man|work=Reuters|accessdate=2 August 2015}}</ref>


== Overview ==
== Overview ==


The structure, rules, and procedures of the Mexikanemi are formalized through their written constitution.<ref name="mysanantonio.com">http://www2.mysanantonio.com/PDFs/MexikanemiConstitution.pdf</ref> As stated therein, "everything will be organized because we are an organization".
The structure, rules, and procedures of the Mexikanemi are formalized through their written constitution.<ref name="mysanantonio.com">{{cite web |url=http://www2.mysanantonio.com/PDFs/MexikanemiConstitution.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-01-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112112714/http://www2.mysanantonio.com/PDFs/MexikanemiConstitution.pdf |archive-date=2015-01-12 }}</ref> As stated therein, "everything will be organized because we are an organization".


===Hierarchy===
===Hierarchy===
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The hierarchy of the group begins with the president and vice president and then proceeds through general, captain, lieutenant, and sergeant. All other members not occupying one of these posts are considered soldiers. All others who are not members are prospects in the process of being adopted into the group as a member.
The hierarchy of the group begins with the president and vice president and then proceeds through general, captain, lieutenant, and sergeant. All other members not occupying one of these posts are considered soldiers. All others who are not members are prospects in the process of being adopted into the group as a member.


President through captain function as a rank system, wherein the title is attached to the individual and follows the individual in all their doing. However, lieutenant and sergeant are posts, which is to say that they are attached to geographical locations such as cities, ranches, buildings or institutions and remain with that location regardless of where the individual may go. When the individual leaves that location they no longer retain their title unless they then assume the same position at a different location.
President through captain functions as a ranking system, wherein the title is attached to the individual and follows the individual in all their doings. However, lieutenant and sergeant are posts, which is to say that they are attached to geographical locations such as cities, ranches, buildings or institutions and remain with that location regardless of where the individual may go. When the individual leaves that location they no longer retain their title unless they then assume the same position at a different location.


The posts of sergeant and lieutenant are semi-democratic/semi-merit positions. These posts are democratic in that they are filled and can be vacated, according to the constitution, by a simple majority vote of the group that is or will be led by that person. These posts are meritocratic in that they may also be vacated by fiat through a decision made by any person captain or higher. Any person who leaves a post through a vote of no confidence or through removal by a higher office may never hold any other post.
The posts of sergeant and lieutenant are semi-democratic/semi-merit positions. These posts are democratic in that they are filled and can be vacated, according to the constitution, by a simple majority vote of the group that is or will be led by that person. These posts are meritocratic in that they may also be vacated by decree made by any person who holds the rank of captain or higher. Any person who vacates a post through a vote of no confidence, or through removal by a person who holds the rank of captain or higher, may never hold any other post.


All members of the group regardless of post or responsibility are explicitly placed below the authority of the constitution and are considered fundamentally equal, "Above all else, we are all equal and it is necessary that we all participate to the best of our abilities to be able to advance and make progress through Mexikanemi".
All members of the group, regardless of post or responsibility, are explicitly placed below the authority of the constitution and are considered fundamentally equal, "Above all else, we are all equal and it is necessary that we all participate to the best of our abilities to be able to advance and make progress through Mexikanemi".


===Recruitment===
===Recruitment===


The Mexikanami utilize a distributed recruitment system based on democratic vote and the approval authority of lieutenants. According to their constitution, any member in good standing may recommend someone as a prospect so long as they are ethnically Mexican. The prospect is then introduced to the leadership and membership of their area and begin a 120-day process of becoming a full member. During this, the person recommending the prospect is responsible for educating and indoctrinating them into the group. They are also responsible for disciplining the prospect should it be necessary.
The Mexikanemi utilize a distributed recruitment system based on democratic vote and the approval authority of lieutenants. According to their constitution, any member in good standing may recommend someone as a prospect so long as they are ethnically Mexican. The prospect is then introduced to the leadership and membership of their area and begins the 120-day process of becoming a full member. During this process, the person recommending the prospect is responsible for educating and indoctrinating them into the group. They are also responsible for disciplining the prospect should it be necessary.

At 90 days the lieutenant of the area begins a 30-day investigative process regarding the prospect to determine whether they are "good". At the end of this the group votes on whether the prospect shall be admitted as a full member. Any member who does not vote must provide a reason for abstaining.


At 90 days, the lieutenant of the area begins a 30-day investigative process regarding the prospect to determine whether they are "good". At the end of this the group votes on whether the prospect shall be admitted as a full member. Any member who does not vote must provide a reason for abstaining.
Also a member can recruit someone on his own, but is also responsible for that person. If the new recruit needs to be removed, it is up to the member and it is their responsibility to permanently remove association with the former affiliate. Basically what a member brings in he is required to take out, if need be.


=== Income ===
=== Income ===
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Mexikanemi is explicitly committed to gaining its revenue through any means possible. As the constitution states:
Mexikanemi is explicitly committed to gaining its revenue through any means possible. As the constitution states:


{{quotation | Being a criminal organization we work in any criminal aspect or interest for the benefit and advancement of Mexikanemi. we shall deal in drugs, contract killing, large scale robbery, gambling, weapons and in everything imaginable.}}
{{quote|Being a criminal organization we work in any criminal aspect or interest for the benefit and advancement of Mexikanemi. we shall deal in drugs, contract killing, large scale robbery, gambling, weapons and in everything imaginable.}}


A considerable amount of funding comes into the organization through the means or extortion through a method referred to as "the dime".<ref name="prisonoffenders.com"/> By the rule of the dime all illicit activity taking place in the group's territory, even by non-members, is taxed at a rate of 10% which is to be given to the group. This rule is strictly enforced, for example, in 1999 Mexikanemi member Manuel Vasquez strangled a local cannabis dealer, Juanita Ybarra, to death with a phone cord for refusing to pay the dime. Vasquez would later receive the death penalty for the act.
A considerable amount of funding comes into the organization through the means or extortion through a method referred to as "The Dime".<ref name="prisonoffenders.com"/> By the rule of "The Dime", all illicit activity taking place in the group's territory, even by non-members, is taxed at a rate of 10% which is to be given to the group. This rule is strictly enforced, for example, in 1999 Mexikanemi member Manuel Vasquez strangled a local cannabis dealer, Juanita Ybarra, to death with a phone cord for refusing to pay "The Dime." Vasquez would later receive the death penalty for the crime.


== Emblems and tattoos ==
== Emblems and tattoos ==
[[File:3 dots tattoo.GIF|thumb|200px|A Hand Tattoo Consisting of Three Dots]]
[[File:3 dots tattoo.GIF|thumb|200px|A Hand Tattoo Consisting of Three Dots]]
The Mexikanemi use a number of insignia to represent their affiliation.<ref name="prisonoffenders.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tomdiazgunsandgangs.com/2009/03/23/mexikanemi-the-mexican-mafia-texas-version-part-one/|title=MEXIKANEMI — The Mexican Mafia, Teas Version, Part One - Fairly Civil|work=Fairly Civil|accessdate=2 August 2015}}</ref> Members are permitted but not required to receive tattoos indicating their membership in the gang.<ref name="mysanantonio.com"/> At the most basic level is the word "Mexikanemi" itself or various abbreviations therefor. These include the letter M as a single letter or as a pair (i.e. MM for Mexican Mafia); the letters "eme" (Spanish for M), or the number 13 either in Arabic, Roman, or Aztec numerals (M is the 13th letter of the alphabet). The number 13 may also be represented in any number of graphical depictions combining one of something and three of something. For example, one dot under the left hand and three dots under the right hand.
The Mexikanemi use a number of insignia to represent their affiliation.<ref name="prisonoffenders.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tomdiazgunsandgangs.com/2009/03/23/mexikanemi-the-mexican-mafia-texas-version-part-one/|title=MEXIKANEMI — The Mexican Mafia, Teas Version, Part One - Fairly Civil|work=Fairly Civil|access-date=2 August 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150118012506/http://tomdiazgunsandgangs.com/2009/03/23/mexikanemi-the-mexican-mafia-texas-version-part-one/|archive-date=18 January 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Members are permitted but not required to receive tattoos indicating their membership in the gang.<ref name="mysanantonio.com"/> At the most basic level is the word "Mexikanemi" itself or various abbreviations therefor. These include the letter M as a single letter or as a pair (i.e. MM for Mexican Mafia); the letters "eme" (Spanish for M), or the number 13 either in [[Arabic numerals|Arabic]], [[Roman numerals|Roman]], or [[Aztec numerals]] (M is the 13th letter of the alphabet). The number 13 may also be represented in any number of graphical depictions combining one of something and three of something. For example, one dot under the left hand and three dots under the right hand.


A number of additional symbols stem from the group's cultural and ethnic heritage. Symbols such as the eagle or the serpent may be allusions to the Mexican flag. Additionally, as the group places emphasis on their pre-Spanish Aztec cultural heritage, a wide range of Aztec art, symbols, and architecture may be employed.
A number of additional symbols stem from the group's cultural and ethnic heritage. Symbols such as the eagle or the serpent may be allusions to the Mexican flag. Additionally, as the group places emphasis on their pre-Spanish Aztec cultural heritage, a wide range of Aztec art, symbols, and architecture may be employed.


==Investigations and prosecutions==
== Corruption of law enforcement ==
===2012 indictments===
In 2012 numerous law enforcement agencies collaborated in an investigation that resulted in the arrest of 25 alleged members of the group including a local law enforcement officer, Michael Mares of the Onalaska police.<ref name="chron.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Arrests-across-Texas-target-Mexican-Mafia-3941139.php|title=Arrests across Texas target Mexican Mafia|work=Houston Chronicle|accessdate=2 August 2015}}</ref> The indictment alleged that Mares conspired with the group to provide them with "hand guns, assault rifles, hand restraints and even internal police information",<ref>http://www.prisonoffenders.com/Officer_Michael_Mares_Mexican_Mafia.html</ref> and that the group as a whole was working to "traffic drugs and carry out other illegal gang business, including selling numerous assault rifles, and detonation cord".<ref name="chron.com"/>
In 2012 numerous law enforcement agencies collaborated in an investigation that resulted in the arrest of 25 alleged members of the group including a local law enforcement officer, Michael Mares of the [[Onalaska, Texas]] police.<ref name="chron.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Arrests-across-Texas-target-Mexican-Mafia-3941139.php|title=Arrests across Texas target Mexican Mafia|work=Houston Chronicle|date=12 October 2012 |access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> The indictment alleged that Mares conspired with the group to provide them with "hand guns, assault rifles, hand restraints and even internal police information",<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.prisonoffenders.com/Officer_Michael_Mares_Mexican_Mafia.html |title=25 MEXICAN MAFIA Members and Associates DETAINED! |access-date=2015-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206002606/http://prisonoffenders.com/Officer_Michael_Mares_Mexican_Mafia.html |archive-date=2015-02-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and that the group as a whole was working to "traffic drugs and carry out other illegal gang business, including selling numerous assault rifles, and detonation cord".<ref name="chron.com"/>


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Organized crime groups in the Americas |state=collapsed}}
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[[Category:Organizations established in 1984]]
[[Category:1984 establishments in Texas]]
[[Category:Prison gangs in the United States]]
[[Category:Prison gangs in the United States]]
[[Category:Gangs in Texas]]
[[Category:Gangs in Texas]]
[[Category:Hispanic-American gangs]]

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Mexikanemi
Founded1984; 41 years ago (1984)[1]
FounderHeriberto Huerta[1]
Founding locationHuntsville Unit, Texas, United States[1]
Years active1984–present
TerritoryTexas[2]
EthnicityMexican and Mexican American[2]
Membership (est.)4,000[2]
ActivitiesDrug trafficking, human trafficking, loansharking, money laundering, extortion, murder[2]
AlliesGulf Cartel[2]
Juárez Cartel[2]
Mexican Mafia[3]
Los Zetas[2]
RivalsNuestra Familia[3]
Texas Syndicate[3]

Mexikanemi, also known as the Texas Mexican Mafia, is a Mexican-American prison and street gang established in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison system in 1984.[4][2] It functions separately from the original California Mexican Mafia, and members consider themselves primarily tied to the area of Aztlán, formerly Mexican territories in the southwestern United States.[5][6] The group engages in a wide range of illegal activities including drug trafficking, loan sharking, and money laundering.[7][8]

Overview

[edit]

The structure, rules, and procedures of the Mexikanemi are formalized through their written constitution.[9] As stated therein, "everything will be organized because we are an organization".

Hierarchy

[edit]

The hierarchy of the group begins with the president and vice president and then proceeds through general, captain, lieutenant, and sergeant. All other members not occupying one of these posts are considered soldiers. All others who are not members are prospects in the process of being adopted into the group as a member.

President through captain functions as a ranking system, wherein the title is attached to the individual and follows the individual in all their doings. However, lieutenant and sergeant are posts, which is to say that they are attached to geographical locations such as cities, ranches, buildings or institutions and remain with that location regardless of where the individual may go. When the individual leaves that location they no longer retain their title unless they then assume the same position at a different location.

The posts of sergeant and lieutenant are semi-democratic/semi-merit positions. These posts are democratic in that they are filled and can be vacated, according to the constitution, by a simple majority vote of the group that is or will be led by that person. These posts are meritocratic in that they may also be vacated by decree made by any person who holds the rank of captain or higher. Any person who vacates a post through a vote of no confidence, or through removal by a person who holds the rank of captain or higher, may never hold any other post.

All members of the group, regardless of post or responsibility, are explicitly placed below the authority of the constitution and are considered fundamentally equal, "Above all else, we are all equal and it is necessary that we all participate to the best of our abilities to be able to advance and make progress through Mexikanemi".

Recruitment

[edit]

The Mexikanemi utilize a distributed recruitment system based on democratic vote and the approval authority of lieutenants. According to their constitution, any member in good standing may recommend someone as a prospect so long as they are ethnically Mexican. The prospect is then introduced to the leadership and membership of their area and begins the 120-day process of becoming a full member. During this process, the person recommending the prospect is responsible for educating and indoctrinating them into the group. They are also responsible for disciplining the prospect should it be necessary.

At 90 days, the lieutenant of the area begins a 30-day investigative process regarding the prospect to determine whether they are "good". At the end of this the group votes on whether the prospect shall be admitted as a full member. Any member who does not vote must provide a reason for abstaining.

Income

[edit]

Mexikanemi is explicitly committed to gaining its revenue through any means possible. As the constitution states:

Being a criminal organization we work in any criminal aspect or interest for the benefit and advancement of Mexikanemi. we shall deal in drugs, contract killing, large scale robbery, gambling, weapons and in everything imaginable.

A considerable amount of funding comes into the organization through the means or extortion through a method referred to as "The Dime".[7] By the rule of "The Dime", all illicit activity taking place in the group's territory, even by non-members, is taxed at a rate of 10% which is to be given to the group. This rule is strictly enforced, for example, in 1999 Mexikanemi member Manuel Vasquez strangled a local cannabis dealer, Juanita Ybarra, to death with a phone cord for refusing to pay "The Dime." Vasquez would later receive the death penalty for the crime.

Emblems and tattoos

[edit]
A Hand Tattoo Consisting of Three Dots

The Mexikanemi use a number of insignia to represent their affiliation.[7][10] Members are permitted but not required to receive tattoos indicating their membership in the gang.[9] At the most basic level is the word "Mexikanemi" itself or various abbreviations therefor. These include the letter M as a single letter or as a pair (i.e. MM for Mexican Mafia); the letters "eme" (Spanish for M), or the number 13 either in Arabic, Roman, or Aztec numerals (M is the 13th letter of the alphabet). The number 13 may also be represented in any number of graphical depictions combining one of something and three of something. For example, one dot under the left hand and three dots under the right hand.

A number of additional symbols stem from the group's cultural and ethnic heritage. Symbols such as the eagle or the serpent may be allusions to the Mexican flag. Additionally, as the group places emphasis on their pre-Spanish Aztec cultural heritage, a wide range of Aztec art, symbols, and architecture may be employed.

Investigations and prosecutions

[edit]

2012 indictments

[edit]

In 2012 numerous law enforcement agencies collaborated in an investigation that resulted in the arrest of 25 alleged members of the group including a local law enforcement officer, Michael Mares of the Onalaska, Texas police.[11] The indictment alleged that Mares conspired with the group to provide them with "hand guns, assault rifles, hand restraints and even internal police information",[12] and that the group as a whole was working to "traffic drugs and carry out other illegal gang business, including selling numerous assault rifles, and detonation cord".[11]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Homegrown cartel Jeffrey Wright, San Antonio Current (July 7, 2010)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Prison Gangs justice.gov (May 11, 2015)
  3. ^ a b c Florida Department of Corrections. "Prison Gangs (continued) - Gangs and Security Threat Group Awareness". Florida Department of Corrections. Archived from the original on 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  4. ^ "www.justice.gov".
  5. ^ Lyman, Michael D. (2010). Drugs in Society: Causes, Concepts and Control. Elsevier. p. 496. ISBN 9781437744514.
  6. ^ "Texas Gangs: An Overview of Security Threat Groups and Other Major Gangs in Texas" (PDF). Texas Department of Public Safety. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "www.prisonoffenders.com". www.prisonoffenders.com.
  8. ^ "FBI arrests man in Texas suspected of being gang hit man". Reuters. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2015-01-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "MEXIKANEMI — The Mexican Mafia, Teas Version, Part One - Fairly Civil". Fairly Civil. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  11. ^ a b "Arrests across Texas target Mexican Mafia". Houston Chronicle. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  12. ^ "25 MEXICAN MAFIA Members and Associates DETAINED!". Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-01-11.